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Season
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Season 18 | 1896-97
Division One
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Winners
n/a
n/a

League

Game
Matchday Summary
Position
Referee
276
🟩 2 Sep 1896, Villa 2-1 Stoke, Wellington Road
n/a
277
🟥 5 Sep 1896, Villa 1-3 Albion, Stoney Lane
n/a
278
🟨 12 Sep 1896, Villa 2-2 Sheffield United, Wellington Road
10th
279
🟩 19 Sep 1896, Villa 3-2 Everton, Goodison
6th
280
🟥 26 Sep 1896, Villa 1-2 Everton, Wellington Road
10th
281
🟨 3 Oct 1896, Villa 0-0 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
10th
282
🟩 10 Oct 1896, Villa 2-0 Albion, Wellington Road
7th
283
🟩 17 Oct 1896, Villa 3-1 Derby, Baseball Ground
4th
284
🟩 24 Oct 1896, Villa 2-1 Derby, Wellington Road
3rd
285
🟩 31 Oct 1896, Villa 2-0 Stoke, Victoria Ground
2nd
286
🟨 7 Nov 1896, Villa 1-1 Bury, Wellington Road
4th
287
🟩 14 Nov 1896, Villa 3-1 Wednesday, Olive Grove
3rd
288
🟩 21 Nov 1896, Villa 4-0 Wednesday, Wellington Road
2nd
289
🟩 28 Nov 1896, Villa 5-1 Blackburn, Ewood
1st
290
🟩 19 Dec 1896, Villa 3-2 Forest, Wellington Road
1st
Referee: Fred Bye | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Sheffield, 1896-
291
🟨 25 Dec 1896, Villa 3-3 Liverpool, Anfield
1st
292
🟩 26 Dec 1896, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux
1st
293
🟥 2 Jan 1897, Villa 0-3 Burnley, Wellington Road
1st
294
🟥 9 Jan 1897, Villa 2-4 Sunderland, Newcastle Road
1st
295
🟩 16 Jan 1897, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Wellington Road
1st
297
🟩 6 Feb 1897, Villa 2-0 Bury, Gigg Lane
1st
298
🟩 8 Feb 1897, Villa 4-3 Burnley, Turf Moor
1st
Referee: Tom Armitt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Leek, 1892-
300
🟩 22 Feb 1897, Villa 3-1 Preston, Wellington Road
1st
303
🟩 6 Mar 1897, Villa 4-2 Forest, Town Ground
1st
Referee: Jack Strawson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Lincoln, 1895-
305
🟨 13 Mar 1897, Villa 0-0 Liverpool, Wellington Road
1st
Referee: J. West | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Lincoln, 1897-
307
🟩 22 Mar 1897, Villa 6-2 Bolton, Wellington Road
1st
308
🟩 27 Mar 1897, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Pike's Lane
1st
310
🟩 17 Apr 1897, Villa 3-0 Blackburn, Villa Park
1st
311
🟩 19 Apr 1897, Villa 5-0 Wolves, Villa Park
1st
312
🟩 26 Apr 1897, Villa 1-0 Preston, Deepdale
1st

League Records

Doubles Over

8 | Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Derby County, Nottingham Forest, Preston North End, Sheffield Wednesday, Stoke City, Wolverhampton Wanderers

Unbeaten Against

3 | Bury, Liverpool, Sheffield United

Result
Opponents
Matchday Summary
🟩
Blackburn Rovers
🟩 28 Nov 1896, Villa 5-1 Blackburn, Ewood
🟩
Blackburn Rovers
🟩 17 Apr 1897, Villa 3-0 Blackburn, Villa Park
🟩
Bolton Wanderers
🟩 22 Mar 1897, Villa 6-2 Bolton, Wellington Road
🟩
Bolton Wanderers
🟩 27 Mar 1897, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Pike's Lane
🟥
Burnley
🟥 2 Jan 1897, Villa 0-3 Burnley, Wellington Road
🟩
Burnley
🟩 8 Feb 1897, Villa 4-3 Burnley, Turf Moor
🟨
Bury
🟨 7 Nov 1896, Villa 1-1 Bury, Wellington Road
🟩
Bury
🟩 6 Feb 1897, Villa 2-0 Bury, Gigg Lane
🟩
Derby County
🟩 17 Oct 1896, Villa 3-1 Derby, Baseball Ground
🟩
Derby County
🟩 24 Oct 1896, Villa 2-1 Derby, Wellington Road
🟩
Everton
🟩 19 Sep 1896, Villa 3-2 Everton, Goodison
🟥
Everton
🟥 26 Sep 1896, Villa 1-2 Everton, Wellington Road
🟨
Liverpool
🟨 25 Dec 1896, Villa 3-3 Liverpool, Anfield
🟨
Liverpool
🟨 13 Mar 1897, Villa 0-0 Liverpool, Wellington Road
🟩
Nottingham Forest
🟩 19 Dec 1896, Villa 3-2 Forest, Wellington Road
🟩
Nottingham Forest
🟩 6 Mar 1897, Villa 4-2 Forest, Town Ground
🟩
Preston North End
🟩 22 Feb 1897, Villa 3-1 Preston, Wellington Road
🟩
Preston North End
🟩 26 Apr 1897, Villa 1-0 Preston, Deepdale
🟨
Sheffield United
🟨 12 Sep 1896, Villa 2-2 Sheffield United, Wellington Road
🟨
Sheffield United
🟨 3 Oct 1896, Villa 0-0 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
🟩
Sheffield Wednesday
🟩 14 Nov 1896, Villa 3-1 Wednesday, Olive Grove
🟩
Sheffield Wednesday
🟩 21 Nov 1896, Villa 4-0 Wednesday, Wellington Road
🟩
Stoke
🟩 2 Sep 1896, Villa 2-1 Stoke, Wellington Road
🟩
Stoke
🟩 31 Oct 1896, Villa 2-0 Stoke, Victoria Ground
🟥
Sunderland
🟥 9 Jan 1897, Villa 2-4 Sunderland, Newcastle Road
🟩
Sunderland
🟩 16 Jan 1897, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Wellington Road
🟥
West Bromwich Albion
🟥 5 Sep 1896, Villa 1-3 Albion, Stoney Lane
🟩
West Bromwich Albion
🟩 10 Oct 1896, Villa 2-0 Albion, Wellington Road
🟩
Wolverhampton Wanderers
🟩 26 Dec 1896, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux
🟩
Wolverhampton Wanderers
🟩 19 Apr 1897, Villa 5-0 Wolves, Villa Park

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